Kenya: Police Officer Detained for Defiling 17-year-old Girl in Protective Custody At Rangwe Cell
After defiling a 17-year-old girl under protection in a cell at the Rangwe police station in Kenya, a male officer was apprehended.
Following the girl's report, the officer was taken into custody on Sunday.
According to the police report, the suspect committed the sexual crime while the station was in darkness.
The girl was being protected by the police because she was expected to testify against her father, who was also accused of defiling her at their house.
Due to the absence of a protection unit at the Rangwe police station, the girl was placed in a female cell for the night.
According to reports, the officer secretly entered the girl's cell and violated her when there was no power.
Samson Kinne, head of the Homa Bay police, stated that they are waiting for the results of the medical examination to see if there was penetration.
The girl has been taken to Rangwe Hospital for a medical examination.
Prosecutors were notified and the case was promptly booked.
“The suspect is in our custody for further interrogation. The girl was being protected to avoid any compromise as she was supposed to testify in court,” Kinne said.
The investigation file will be presented to the Directorate of Public Prosecution for further advice.
“The suspect was found walking within Rangwe town before he was arrested and put in custody,” he added.
On Monday, Homa Bay Children's officer Joseph Otieno addressed the subject, saying that they received a report alleging that the officer had defiled the girl.
Reportedly, at around 10 o'clock that night, a female officer who was on duty with the suspect went to the cell but was unaware of the defilement incident right away.
“The girl told the female officer that she would share some information with her the following morning. The officer left before she was given the information,” Otieno said.
The girl narrated the incident to the female officer thereafter.
The suspect would be arraigned in court, according to Otieno.